This wallpaper gives us a perfect example of how a simple manga scan can be turned into a beautiful vector. Not only did danalm trace the lineart, but he also added amazing details and a simple, yet wonderful background. Furthermore, the wallpaper shows us how the monochromatic style can make your work look really interesting.
Lol Really? Wow You always seem to Surprise me tide-kun. Well hey im going to get some food and think about the nickname i'll make for you *Huggles* Take care Buddy Bai Bai =]
Ok people here we go. This is a resubmission of a wallpaper I did earlier. The main reason for this being that i was pretty unhappy with the wallpaper and decided to make some major changes to it all together.
Now on to the good part. this wallpaper is the outcome of about 4 weeks worth of work strait and totals somewhere near 42 layers, if yout hink thats a small number it may come from the fact that almost everything besides the scan wall done by hand so it really didnt take that many layers.
I realize that this scan has been used by just about every other Valkyrie Profile wallpaper on this site, but I think i pulled it off in an entirely different manner then the others so in my opinion its completely original.
the insiration from this wallpaper comes from the game itself of course. I was trying to depict the scene when Lenneth first comes down to earth looking for souls to fight in ragnarok. If you've no idea what im talking about i suggest you play the game, it's opne of my favorites.
Inspiration for the title comes from the Nightwish song of the same name. Whos lyrics pretty much sum up the theme of this wall perfectly and seemed to fit rather well. Some may ask why there is no title on the wallpaper itself. the reason for this is pretty simple. I was trying to make a realistic wallpaper, and who can tell me where in real life they have ever seen a bunch of text just floating above the world...
A few people I'd like to thank. First I would like to thank BetoXZ for this wonderfull scan, which can be found here. I'd like to thank Square-Enix for this wonderfull game, though it was just Enix when this game was released but oh well. I'd especially like to thank all the people over at Pointless Vandalism for thier support and helpfull advice while makeing this wallpaper. And last ut not least Id like to thank of of you who download and enjoy this wallpaper. I make them for you guys not for myself, so please enjoy.
Excelent Valkirie Lenneth wallpaper we got here, I like the character, the game where she appeared and the background with the night and clouds suits perfectly.
So continue doing things like this and give games like Valkirie profile more chances. Your job is great^^
When I first saw this I was like "heeey, that looks familiar", but I do have to admit, even though I liked the first version, this new version is a huge improvement.
I love how you darkened the scan just so, and then used the lighting to backlight her. This makes the mood so much more ethereal, and I have to agree with you, this captures the mood of the game's opening scene quite beautifully.
Hmmm I generaly don't do a wallpaper for a game or anime I have niether seen or played. I believe this gives me a better feel for the atmosphere of the wall. So you probably wont see a Selmeria wall for a while since i sold my ps2 and am just waiting for the ps3 launch. Though i was considering doing a Valyrie Profile series of at least the more popular characters. That is depending on the response i get from this wallpaper.
You've worked really hard on this wallpaper!
I'm happy to see it finally over here!
The shadowing on the character featured is nice and I liked how you wrapped her in fog.
The Sky is nicely done, but I still don't really like the gound.
Still, there is plenty of space to put icons on a desktop!
Keep up the hard work ^_^
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Now on to the good part. this wallpaper is the outcome of about 4 weeks worth of work strait and totals somewhere near 42 layers, if yout hink thats a small number it may come from the fact that almost everything besides the scan wall done by hand so it really didnt take that many layers.
I realize that this scan has been used by just about every other Valkyrie Profile wallpaper on this site, but I think i pulled it off in an entirely different manner then the others so in my opinion its completely original.
the insiration from this wallpaper comes from the game itself of course. I was trying to depict the scene when Lenneth first comes down to earth looking for souls to fight in ragnarok. If you've no idea what im talking about i suggest you play the game, it's opne of my favorites.
Inspiration for the title comes from the Nightwish song of the same name. Whos lyrics pretty much sum up the theme of this wall perfectly and seemed to fit rather well. Some may ask why there is no title on the wallpaper itself. the reason for this is pretty simple. I was trying to make a realistic wallpaper, and who can tell me where in real life they have ever seen a bunch of text just floating above the world...
A few people I'd like to thank. First I would like to thank BetoXZ for this wonderfull scan, which can be found here. I'd like to thank Square-Enix for this wonderfull game, though it was just Enix when this game was released but oh well. I'd especially like to thank all the people over at Pointless Vandalism for thier support and helpfull advice while makeing this wallpaper. And last ut not least Id like to thank of of you who download and enjoy this wallpaper. I make them for you guys not for myself, so please enjoy.
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great job! :) out of all the walls submitted to ap in the last 24hrs, yours is the one that will be on my desktop today ;p
So continue doing things like this and give games like Valkirie profile more chances. Your job is great^^
I love how you darkened the scan just so, and then used the lighting to backlight her. This makes the mood so much more ethereal, and I have to agree with you, this captures the mood of the game's opening scene quite beautifully.
Any plans to take a stab at a Silmeria wall? ^_^
I love this wall, I'm adding it to my faves.
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Loves basically every single anime, Inuyasha, Gundam Seed/Destiny, Rurouni Kenshin being the top favs.
I don't know much about Valkyrie, but this looks just fine, so keep it up!
I'm happy to see it finally over here!
The shadowing on the character featured is nice and I liked how you wrapped her in fog.
The Sky is nicely done, but I still don't really like the gound.
Still, there is plenty of space to put icons on a desktop!
Keep up the hard work ^_^
because i like the color settings and I am a big fan from Valkyries and angels ^^
GOOD JOB